Apparatus for removing buoyant pollutants

Abstract

An exemplary apparatus ( 20 ), for removing pollutants atop a body of coolant, includes a filter ( 21 ), a pollutant removing structure ( 22 ), and a pump ( 23 ). The filter includes a housing ( 210 ), and a filtering unit ( 211 ) positioned in the housing for removing the pollutants from the coolant. The filtering unit is separated into a first cavity ( 2112 ) and a second cavity ( 2113 ) by a partition sheet ( 213 ). The partition sheet is spaced apart from a bottom surface of the housing to define a communicating gap ( 2131 ) for the first cavity and the second cavity to communicate with each other. The pollutant removing structure is positioned on the filter. The pollutant removing structure includes a removing member ( 221 ) for removing the pollutants out of the filter. The pump is configured for pumping the coolant into the first cavity of the filter.

1. An apparatus for removing pollutants floating atop a body of a coolant, the apparatus comprising:
 a filter including a housing, a plurality of partition sheets, and a plurality of filtering units positioned in the housing for removing the pollutants floating atop the body of the coolant, each filtering unit being separated into a first cavity and a second cavity by a partition sheet, the partition sheet being spaced apart from a bottom surface of the housing to define a communicating gap for the first cavity and the second cavity to communicate with each other; 
 a pollutant removing structure positioned on the filter for removing the pollutants out of the filter; and 
 a pump configured for pumping the coolant into the first cavity of the filter; 
 wherein the filter further comprises a plurality of partition plates, the partition plates and the partition sheet are positioned in the housing in an alternating manner to form the plurality of filtering units, adjacent filtering units being separated by the partition plates correspondingly, each of the partition plates defining a plurality of through holes adjacent to a top portion thereof for adjacent filtering units to communicate with each other. 
 
   
   
     2. The apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the pollutant removing structure comprises a removing member, a conveyer belt, a driver, a driven wheel, and a motor, the removing member is fixed to the conveyer belt, the conveyer belt is looped around the driver and the driven wheel, and the motor is configured for driving the driver so that the conveyer belt rotates around the driver and the driven wheel. 
   
   
     3. The apparatus as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the removing member is a metallic piece. 
   
   
     4. The apparatus as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the removing member is a brush. 
   
   
     5. The apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the pollutant removing structure defines a pollutant exit at one end thereof. 
   
   
     6. The apparatus as claimed in  claim 5 , further comprising a receiving case positioned below the pollutant exit for receiving the pollutants. 
   
   
     7. An apparatus for removing pollutants atop a body of a coolant, the apparatus comprising:
 a filter including a housing, a plurality of partition plates, and a plurality of partition sheets, the partition plates and the partition sheet positioned in the housing in an alternating manner to form a plurality of filtering units for removing the pollutants floating atop the body of the coolant, adjacent filtering units being separated by the partition plates correspondingly, each of the partition plates defining a plurality of through holes adjacent to a top portion thereof for adjacent filtering units to communicate with each other, each of the filtering units being separated into a first cavity and a second cavity by one of the partition sheets, and each of the partition sheets being spaced apart from a bottom surface of the housing to define a communicating gap for the first cavity and the second cavity of each filtering unit to communicate with each other; 
 a pollutant removing structure positioned on the filter, the pollutant removing structure including a removing member for removing the pollutants out of the filter; and 
 a pump configured for pumping the coolant into the filter. 
 
   
   
     8. The apparatus as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein the pollutant removing structure further comprises a conveyer belt, a driver, a driven wheel, and a motor; the removing member is fixed to the conveyer belt, the conveyer belt is looped around the driver and the driven wheel, and the motor is configured for driving the driver so that the conveyer belt rotates around the driver and the driven wheel. 
   
   
     9. The apparatus as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein the pollutant removing structure defines a pollutant exit at one end thereof. 
   
   
     10. The apparatus as claimed in  claim 9 , further comprising a receiving case positioned below the pollutant exit for receiving the pollutants. 
   
   
     11. The apparatus as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein the removing member is a metallic piece. 
   
   
     12. The apparatus as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein the number of the plurality of filtering units is four. 
   
   
     13. The apparatus as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein the removing member is a brush.